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Today, PowerPoint is used in primary education. And it is then commonly used in high school, college, university. In the business world, the WOW side of PowerPoint presentations has virtually disappeared. And for good reason, PowerPoint presentations are often boring, even soporific. Sometimes they're just as exciting as ... seeing grass grow! When you remember a good speaker, a good presentation, a good speech, it is rarely or never by the PowerPoint that was used.

So should the PowerPoint be dropped? For certain types of speeches and presentations, the answer is clearly yes. Sometimes by substituting other communication tools. And in other cases, it must be used intelligently, as a support to its presentation, but not as a central element. This workshop will discuss the proper use of PowerPoint - which remains a useful tool as long as it is used intelligently and wisely. The workshop will help you to see clearly the relevance of the PowerPoint, its good use, and avoid acting as soporific with your audience at your next presentation :)

The workshop will include:

- key lessons learned from top presenters such as Steve Jobs, Al Gore and Hans Rosling

- several approaches to structure your presentation

- the importance of images, graphics, visual effects

- the visualization of the data and its importance for the technical / scientific presentations

- the art of telling stories (story telling) inside a presentation

- how to incorporate elements of humor into your presentation

- how to leave a striking impression - or a call to action that will be listened to

The workshop will cover such topics through a list of critical questions to address while you are preparing your presentation. So you can use it later on as a check list, that will help you ensure your future PowerPoint presentations are of the high quality you envision.

This is a bilingual English and French - supporting material will be provided to attendees in both languages.

The workshop is presented by Jean-Pierre Kiekens, a former university lecturer and development consultant. Jean-Pierre received the highest distinction in communications and leadership from Toastmaters International and, in this context, organized events on communication with personalities such as Simon Durivage and Jean-Marc Chaput. He has planned and chaired eight major professional conferences with business presidents, senior executives, ministers and senior government officials. Jean-Pierre is available to conduct workshops in your own organization. You can contact him here.

Like the other Imagine TALKS, the workshop is free, but a participation fee of $ 8 is required to cover the drinks and snacks, available at will during the event.